Year C: 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time First Reading: Ecclesiasticus 3: 17-20,28-29
In the First Reading, the theme of humility is explored further - and, particularly the fact that the greater one is, the more humbly one should behave. In fact, if we look at truly great people, they very often do behave with a great humility. They are aware of their gifts - they have nothing to prove to themselves or to others and so can be at peace with themselves. The following is a contemporary insight into the paradox of greatness and humility - taken from the Inaugural Speech of Nelson Mandela in 1994.
Our deepest fear is
not that we are inadequate. Actually, who are you not to be?
You are a child of
God.
We were born to make
manifest the glory of God What does it mean for me? Text © 2006 Wellspring | Gospel | First Reading | Second Reading | [ Weekly Wellsprings ] |